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Quote/s of the Day – 23 August – The Kingdom of Heaven

Quote/s of the Day – 23 August – 1 Corinthians. 4:9-14, Luke 12:32-34 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

Fear not, little flock,
for it hath pleased thy Father
to give thee a Kingdom.

Luke 12:32

Whoever does not accept
the Kingdom of God,
like a little child,
shall not enter it
.”

Mark 10:15

He who loves his life, loses it
and he who hates his life
in this world,
keeps it unto life everlasting.
If anyone serves Me,
let him follow Me
and where I am,
there also shall My servant be.

John 12:25-26

Why then do we pray
for the Kingdom of Heaven to come,
if this earthly bondage pleases us?

WHAT IS THE POINT of praying so often
for its early arrival,
if we would rather serve the devil here

than reign with Christ!?

St Cyprian of Carthage (200-258)
Bishop of Carthage, Martyr,
Father of the Church

Through the Holy Spirit
comes our restoration to paradise,
our ascension into the Kingdom of Heaven,
our return to the adoption of sons,
our liberty to call God, Our Father,
our being made partakers of the grace of Christ,
our being called children of Light,
our sharing in eternal glory
and, in a word, our being brought
into a state of all “fulness of blessing,”
both in this world and in the world to come,
of all the good gifts that are in store for us,
by promise hereof, through faith,
beholding the reflection of their grace,
as though they were already present,
we await the full enjoyment.

St Basil the Great (329-379)
Father and Doctor of the Church

This life is short and it is only given us
to gain the other.

St Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Doctor Caritatis

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Quote/s of the Day – 15 November – The Kingdom of God

Quote/s of the Day – 15 November – Readings: Wisdom 7: 22b – 8: 1; Psalm 119: 89-91, 130, 135, 175; Luke 17: 20-25

For behold, the kingdom of God
is among you
.”

Luke 17:21

…[The Kingdom of God] … is within you.
That is, it depends on your own wills
and is in your own power,
whether or not you receive it.
Everyone, that has attained
to justification, by means of faith in Christ
and decorated by every virtue,
is counted worthy,
of the kingdom of heaven.

St Cyril of Alexandria (376-444)
Father and Doctor of the Church

The kingdom of heaven
is like a treasure buried in a field,
which a person finds and hides again
and out of joy, goes and sells all that he has
and buys that field.

Matthew 13:44

“This is the work of God,
that you believe in him
whom he hath sent.”

John 6:29

I want to advise you and remind you,
what His will is.
Do not fear that it means He will give you riches,
or delights, or honours, or all these earthly things.
His love for you is not that small!
and He esteems highly what you give Him.
He wants to repay you well,
for He gives you His kingdom
while you are still on earth …
See … what He gave to the One He loved most.
By that we understand what His will is.
For these are His gifts in this world
.”

St Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Doctor of Prayer of the Church